Cheap Trick wants you to want them

by jmaloni

Wed, Jul 13th 2011 12:40 pm

Cheap Trick

Band performs Tuesday at Artpark

Cheap
Trick may be one of the most covered bands of all time. Since the '70s
members have blended elements of pop, punk and even metal in a way that is
instantly catchy and recognizable. With timeless classics such as "I Want
You to Want Me," "Surrender," and the late 1980s lighter-waving
favorite, "The Flame," Cheap Trick is a musical institution.

Oh, and anyone
familiar with Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" will note that Cheap Trick wrote
and performed the theme song.

With more than
5,000 performances, 20 million records sold, 29 movie soundtracks and 40 gold
and platinum recording awards, the band was honored in October 2007 by the
Chicago Chapter of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences)
for its contributions to the music industry. Cheap Trick also was
featured in the John Varvatos Spring 2008 ad campaign.

In September
2009, Cheap Trick performed the classic Beatles album "Sgt. Pepper's
Lonely Hearts Club Band," complete with an orchestra and guest artists Joan
Osborne and Ian Ball for nine critically-acclaimed shows in Las Vegas.

The band's most
current release, "The Latest" (released on CD, vinyl and 8-track), has garnered
glowing reviews worldwide and continues Cheap Trick's reign as power-pop
progenitors as the group celebrates its 35th anniversary together.

Cheap Trick
headlines the July 19 "Tuesday in the Park" concert at Artpark. Visit Cheap
Trick online at http://www.cheaptrick.com.